Luxury vacation in Italy's enchanting South: rent a dream villa in Apulia

The heel of the Italian boot turns out to be an exciting and up-and-coming region around the sophisticated baroque metropolis of Lecce. Nature and culture lovers will get their money's worth in Salento, the home of tarantella music, at any time of the year. The enchanting town of Castro, the Kalos theme park and the Archeodrome of Salento are also definitely worth a visit.

You will certainly have already discovered the rock arch of Sant Andrea on the postcard images of Apulia. This rock extends out of the sea and offers its own natural pool. A treasure lies in the dunes of the little-visited stretch of beach between Casalabate and San Cataldo. 50 meters from the shore you can inspect a washed-up British Navy shipwreck or discover rock carvings from the Stone Age in the Grotta de Zinzulusa.

Apulia's original 17th-century Trullo houses have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and are located near Bari. The roofs are shaped like a cone and the small village of Alberobello not only offers medieval charm, but also small markets and Italian delicacies.

The summer season is long in Apulia and you can expect sunshine and warm summer nights almost every day. The beaches fill up in the summer months of April to June, so a visit in the low season is also recommended, when the beaches in Apulia are empty but the sea is still warm.